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Like most gray-haired Genesis fans, this is the Genesis we love, challenging, theatrical, musically complex but accessible. If you want to go for the big one, check out the live version of the epic Supper's Ready. Needless to say, you didn't hear this version of Genesis on the radio. A lot of Genesis fans say it died when Gabriel left, personally I think it was when Hackett left and the band became focused on becoming a pop band that sold millions and millions of records. BUT it is the music you grew up with that sticks with you.
I haven't got the gray yet, but it's coming. This is THE Genesis line-up. Trespass through The Lamb. I still enjoy Trick of the Tail and a few tracks from Wing and Wuthering, but post- Hackett, I just can't get excited.
From 1971 "Nursery Cryme".... . The lyrics are based on a Victorian fairy tale written by Gabriel, about two children in a country house. The girl, Cynthia, kills the boy, Henry, by cleaving his head off with a croquet mallet. She later discovers Henry's musical box. When she opens it, "Old King Cole" plays, and Henry returns as a spirit, but starts aging very quickly. This causes him to experience a lifetime's sexual desire in a few moments, and he tries to persuade Cynthia to have sexual intercourse with him. However, the noise causes his nurse to arrive, and she throws the musical box at him, destroying them both. The album cover shows Cynthia holding a croquet mallet, with a few heads lying on the ground
They expand on the story in some live performances where Henry goes to heaven and gets rejected saying he needs to go back to earth to live more but in the body of an old man. And the end is him talking to Cynthia. Mind of a boy, body of an old man. Weird and a bit creepy but excellent piece.
Also, in an interview with the five of them in 2014, Tony Banks (pianist) mentioned that they never knew what Peter was going to be wearing so the first time they did the Musical Box, and Peter came out with the old man outfit, Tony's thought was 'what's happening..?' because Peter had learned that if he told them about the costumes beforehand he had a very good chance of being told no, he can't do that. :D
I love to watch young people admiring the work made by the best band ever. May I recommend you to listen to that piece a few more times until you be absolutely captivated by it.
Henry was decapitated by his cousin Cynthia. He comes back later as a disembodied old man who desires Cynthia to be with him. A nanny cones into the room and smashed the musical box. Weird but that's the backstory of the song.
I just saw Peter Gabriel twice this year on his massive tour. He’s still rocking at 73. His voice is perfect and still making relevant music. I’ve seen him live 10 times.
You must check out Supper's Ready, this is not only their greatest epic piece, but possibly tbe greatest prog-rock masterpiece ever recorded. It is from 1972, it is over 20 min long, and you will never be the same. Peter and Genesis, they took you places....strange places, comical, scary, emotional, exuberant, devastating. No other band could bring such a full range of human experience into their writing and performance.
@@lazarus550 I appreciate where you are coming from, I am embarrassed to admit that I shift from one to the other. I think Close to the Edge is definitely the most profound arrangement, with tbe most density of layers and I think as a whole composition it is unmatched in Rock history. Supper's Ready for me, is more impactful conceptually and the through-line of the emotional drama is unlike anything else before or after. But I DO get what you mean about CTTE, I have Close to the Edge mornings and Supper's Ready evenings, Lol!!
@@markjohnson4217 Well, if you two are arguing about Yes or Genesis you need to hear a real masterpiece ... 'A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers' by Van der Graaf Generator. 😉
@@TheVirtualWatcher And..for a taste of ALL the legendary prog bands rolled up into one incredible musical package...update your tastes to Mr. Neal Morse: Spock's Beard, Transatlantic,Flying Colors, solo and The Neal Morse Band (all but SB featuring Mike Portnoy on drums!). His music will blow your mind...a genius of neo-prog! You can thank me later...T
@@lemming9984 they were broke after Wind and Wuthering food is kinda important...they never liked to repeat an album...they evolved, pursuing new styles...they kept playing and respecting the oldies and always slipped in some prog for the proggies. Can't please everyone though. Amazing band beginning to end.
I grew up in the '70s, and Genesis was one of the bands that really turned me into a prog-head. I always loved the theatrics from the Peter Gabriel era. Other bands from the era also had theatrics, such as Alice Cooper and The Sensational Alex Harvey Band. From what I understand, a big part of why Gabriel did it was that it helped him deal with performance anxiety, but the rest of the band wasn't big fans of it. He actually looks like he's in a different band, but wow what a talent. And what talents the rest of the band were too!
My older brother saw this episode of the Midnight Special- they played Watcher as well- he went out the next day and bought the Live album- I was very young but was hooked for life once he bought that album
Progressive? Ah, yes and avant-garde. Dramatic. Big changes and lots of dynamics. Bizarre story lines with magical soundscapes. Yes, Phil had hair back then but still had a great voice. A real bell bottom 'hippie'. They influenced a ton of bands. "tearing it up" is so true. Genesis had a strange sense of humor. This story is beyond weird. Gabriel is playing a guy who gets caught up in a musical box and ages dramatically. You should see Phil singing this tune at Knebsworth in the '90s. Fantastic. (but Phil did NOT use costumes or make-up) Check out more from this era. Another sci-fi type tune from early on is a banger called "Watcher of the Skies" about an alien finding Earth dead and wondering what happened. Two classic Prog masterpieces with Gabriel are: "Firth of Fifth" (about a fictitious river) and "Supper's Ready" (loosely based on the book of Revelation) Great music. After Gabriel left for a solo career, Phil hit some prog tunes and later the charts! As you probably know they ruled the world in the mid-'80s. "Dance on a Volcano" is wild. Some say it is about how Collins felt coming out front and singing for the band. So many other great tunes.
Touring live after Gabriel, they brought in Chester Thompson to play drums when Collins was out front, and for a couple of numbers Bill Bruford played. On the Seconds Out live recording Collins and Thompson both play and their kits are set up symmetricly (Collins left handed, Thompson right). What they do in Dance on a Volcano and Apocalypse in 9/8 is stunning. I wish I'd been there!
Gabriel era Genesis was so damn good, you should check out Watcher of the Skies or Dancing with the Moonlit Knight - and Phil was AMAZING on Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (album)
Old Genesis in the 70's brought wild stories to life with music and theatrical vocals. Check out the story on this one. All the tracks on this album and on the next one Selling England by the Pound are amazing. Thanks for reviewing. Glad you see the quality of musicianship!
i thought this one is from Nursery Cryme, then followed Foxtrot (with Supper's Ready) and after that Selling England by the Pound (and I love Firth of Fifth on that one).
"Can you tell me where my country lies, said the uniform to his true loves eyes, It lies with me cried the queen of maybe, and for her merchandise he traded in his prize." In one verse so much to unpack. The whole album is a must-listen.
Same here. No matter how many times I watch video or listen to audio so much of their stuff still does and always will give me chills and even reduce me to tears. Best band ever!
You haven't yet heard the band's masterpiece, the conceptual double album "the lamb lies down on Broadway". Among other things, you'll hear drum parts that are pure genius. It's here and nowhere else that they are at their best. Come on, go for it. You're not ready for what's about to happen in your mind!
Early Genesis songs: “Return of the giant hogweed” ,and “Get them out by Friday” have strange lyrics also. Thanks for reacting to this fan favorite of Genesis fans “The musical box”.
@setonhillstudios The knife is the closest Genesis get to heavy metal and Suppers ready.....well that's something you have to prepare for, it gets weird (that has a whole section with a strange time signature), also try Firth of Fifth, great keyboards at the start. Loves me some Genesis, my favourite band.
You have to understand the story! It is so intense. Back in the day, there were albums with liner notes that explained the story. So you would know it is about a boy beheaded by a girl when he was young, his spirit trapped in a musical box. Then he's freed by the girl opening the musical box, and experiences a whole lifetime, including the lust and passion in just a few seconds before his spirit is gone. Get it now?
just fantastic. they put so much work into it. i feel fortunate to have had it as part of my soundscape for 40 years... love the early genesis and yes. peter's first 4 solo albums are great, too.
@setonhillstudios seriously. I, must have missed that one! After Neil Peart, Mike is my favourite drummer from when I heard him on the killing hand track in 89!
Also, check out the other little band Phil was with alongside Genesis - Brand X - his drumming is insane! Tracks like And So to F and Nuclear Burn for example - the guy was a beast!
Peter Gabriel the singer was very theatrical on stage and has one of my fav voices I love this old prog rock Try The Firth of Fifth and when you ready for a 20 plus min. prog masterpiece try Suppers Ready its magical
Seton Hill, The name of this record is Nursery Crimes. The song “Musical box” is about a nursery crime or infant crime. The album cover is inspired by the song “Musical box”. The (made up) story is that children are playing lawn croquet. The game you tap wood balls with a mallet thru wire frames. The little girl comes from behind and beheads the little boy. The boys head goes up in the air never to come down ,until he is an old man. And he confronts the girl who beheaded him as a child. Peter Gabriel wrote very odd lyrics for Genesis songs. I don’t think “ The musical box” was a true fairy tale ,just a song Peter made up for the nursery crimes album. In the cover you see the girl on a lawn playing croquet and the boys head rolling on the ground. It IS weird ya’ll. That’s why early Genesis is an AQUIRED taste. Genesis was an early leader in progressive rock like Yes ,and King Crimson.
Great psychedelic British rock tune,,, I can’t help thinking that what Cream and [Traffic]- did in the late’60s - actually layed the groundwork -for much of the 1970SPROG. Bands that we love , and talk about, , p.s. -rest in peace amazing ‘father of British blues rock -‘-the amazing musician and mentor-JOHN MAYALL ….
you think you were traumatized, think of the people who tuned in that night for "Smokin' In the Boys' Room" somewhere on YT there's an interview with Mike Rutherford where he describes the look on Steve Miller's face at the end of their performance as being pure "WTF was that?"
@@setonhillstudios watch the full episode, it's utterly bizarre and fascinating to see Brownsville Station, then see Steve Miller jam with James Booker, then it comes back from commercial and what the hell are those? Batwings?!? In the Mike Rutherford interview I was referencing, he talks about how all the other artists looked at them like actual aliens who'd literally landed from Planet WTF except the Midnight Special lighting dudes, who were hugely into what they were doing with UV and how it could be lit for TV. The whole show is peak eclectic madness, very much like those ridiculous 1970s concert bills where you'd see Ten Years After, The Eagles and The Mahavishnu Orchestra on one show.
Watch this: ua-cam.com/video/_FBcz3tBH74/v-deo.htmlsi=aseHAqMUG2aes06W This is Genesis live at Shepperton studios Oct. 1973. It is fantastic. The set list is: Watcher of the skies Dancing with the moonlit knight I know what I like Musical box Supper’s ready You’ll probably want to have the lyrics handy so you can understand the stories of the songs especially supper’s ready which is truly glorious. Enjoy, this video is really really good.
I'm kinda sad, kinda happy that this music was the norm when I was a kid. Happy that I had it all, sad that it's in the past. But mostly happy, it's all there for the young folk.
I started to get in to Genesis when invisible touch came out, I was 15 and really enjoyed the album and wanted to find out more about the band and went backwards through their albums. I had no idea the Peter Gabriel from sledgehammer was anything to with the band. Then one day I was round a friend’s house and talking about how I liked Genesis. Their dad said I have some bootleg VHS of Genesis and put it on and it had an old show from this era and remember thinking WTF is that. 😅 scared the hell out of me. 😮 Anyway as years went on I bought the older albums and each one was different and took me some time to get in to. But I love those albums now and love this band in all its different stages. Genesis to me are the greatest band, so full of talent who just did their own thing without care if anyone else liked it. By doing that they created some of the most magical music in history. Don’t let the “No Peter, No Genesis”, “Phil ruined the band” muppets tell you any different, they are just progressive rock fans that could not progress.
Thanks so much for the insight and all the background info! I can’t wait to hear more from them! Definitely full of talent as I can easily tell just from this performance! More to come! Have a great one and thanks for hanging out!
May I suggest you Firth of Fifth, Dancing in the Moonlite Knight ("Selling Englang by the Pound" versions) and The Knife (live version, 1973). Genesis was an amazing prog rock band (my favorite actually) and, as the drummer you are, you would really appreciate the incredible creativity, subtility and talent of Phil at this time... Thanks for this great reaction ❤
So yes, progressive rock in the 70's used to be like that. Genesis was one of the most important progrock bands of all time. About influences, Pink Floyd was before them but bands like Rush, Marillion, Dream Theater, Queen, Van Halen and even Iron Maiden were influenced by them.
Peter Gabriel always brought the theatre in old Genesis, not sure it was always welcomed by the band, however IMO it only worked because of his voice and the tightness/talent of the musicians. I love the reactions across the pond when their first exposure to Phil Collins is his live In the Air Tonight drumming at the end, then they see his proper percussion skills. He was quite literally one of the best in the World.
At 7:10 you get a glimpse of how this song was originally performed, when they were between guitar players and Tony took the role of soloist in the band. That's one reason their music regularly had long keyboard solos. Plus Phil was definitely a beast of a drummer from Day 1. Otherwise all you have to know is that Genesis were easily the most "English" of the early progressive rock bands. Peter Gabriel is one of the quintessential examples of the "shy kid who used music to come out of his shell". He learned the moment he put on the red dress and fox's head mask that shocking audiences had its advantages! The only thing anyone had to compare this to at the time was David Bowie or Roxy Music.
The story behind this: A young boy, Henry, is accidentally decapitated by his friend Cynthia while playing croquet. Returning to the house, Cynthia plays Henry's old musical box, which unleashes the spirit of Henry as an old man. Henry attempts to seduce Cynthia. The nurse enters the room and hurls the musical box at the wall, destroying both it and Henry.
O.K., I'll be the,.. 'Guide-on-the-Spot' ! -- I'm a nearly 64 year old; an early Musician, later, a High-End, Ultra High-End Audio/Video Designer. I was an early Initiate to British Prog-Rock, (at the age of 9, I was listening to King Crimson, Yes, and soon, ELP, and a few Years later, Peter Gabriel lead Genesis.) Genesis, was formed by, of English Elite, Public School Boys, raised within a Tradition, seeped in deep Learning, of Greco-Roman Mythos, Ancient History, and of then Contemporary Analysis. What you witnessed of their here Presentation, was of a Shortened Form. Save for their then, 72'-73' Concert Opening of Song, Watchers of the Skies, ( that would Blow your Mind !), Peter would Introduce, and set the Tone and Theme of each upcoming Song. He was,.. 'The Pied Piper' of each World, we the Audience, were about to inhabit. I beckon, I implore you, to witness, to go agog, over The Musical Box's, true Manifestation, by viewing it live, in it's recent (announced, reengineered, 4K Remaster) Song within a 5 Song Concert, 59(?) min., Segment, here on UA-cam. The Musical Box, is done to its full Aplomb. Check it out. Genesis Shepperton Studios Live 4K Remaster -- ua-cam.com/video/sr5xcISnkDU/v-deo.htmlsi=jMfNIbbhIn-Q_o6i
@@setonhillstudios My name is Michael. You ? I only started watching your Reviews (6+) my early Morning here in San Francisco. Your Reviews are,...Full Spectrum Human(e). Thank You !!
Woo now be prepared Gabriel was theatrical! I was angry when je left. No worries thou Phil took over in 1976 so Phil.is Genesis 50 flippin yrs of awsome epic tunes. The rabbit hole will be a blast! Cheers
@@setonhillstudios yep Peter would go off the rest of the boys kept guessing. So Tony Banks on keys Mike Rutherford in guitar. Dark hair guitar player Steve Hacket 70 to 77. Dam wait til you get to. Home by the sea 1 and 2 . Now the surprize live you got Chester Thomson on drums. So with Phil as lead vocals. Can't do all the drumming. Then je runs up and him and Vhester go at it. Two flippin sets of drums. Gotta check out a conversation with two stools. They were practicing at hotel. Brought the stools with them. start on them gradually to the drum sets. Just epic. Cheers
Great stuff mate ! Dat's ya early 70s (leafy) Surrey based private schooled Prog boys for ya !(though Hackett and Collins were working class). Check out the Lamb! It's insane.
Great observation - Young "Henry" , after having his head removed by Cynthia's croquet mallot, returns as an old man to beguile her. If this is freakin' you out, stay away from the Lamb Lies Down on Broadway 😊
70s Genesis is the best band of all time imo. This is only tiny piece of their masterpiece 70s discography. P.S. this is short cut of original song. And it's better to appreaciate studio versiob of their music first. You will be amazed by Phil work. This is not the right video for it. Anyway thanks for the reaction
If you look back there was a band that was probably the most progressive of them all... Still I love this era of Genesis, and Peter Gabriel did go and do some really good solo stuff, just like Phil Collins and most of the rest of the band. They were true musicians, so much talent, they didn't need artificial input from a computer to enhance their work. As for that other band well, how many of you can guess the one I still admire the most? That's for the review, always great to hear older stuff getting the recognition it deserves, even if it doesn't meet formular cash cow music I hear today.
If you want other suggestions for Genesis: - Original "Supper's ready" - Original "Firth of Fifth" - Original "Domino" (part 1 and 2) - Original "Dukes Travels" + "Dukes End" - Live versions of "In the cage"/"Afterglow" - Ripples - Mad Man Moon
11:20 Who influenced who? It started with King Crimson's and their "In The Court Of The Crimson King" album. That's the one that inspired all the prog bands, possibly except for Pink Floyd and Jethro Tull.
This is just Peter being Peter the way he was in his 20s. I just saw him last September and he is still the consummate showman though without makeup or costumes.
Lead vocals and flute here are Peter Gabriel. Phil Collins plays drums and provides BGVs. Later, Gabriel left the band, and Collins took over lead vocals. What less people know is that Phil Collins, during a short hiatus of Genesis, formed a band with John Goodsall (guitars), Robin Lumley (keys), and Percy Jones (bass) called "Brand X" - jazz-oriented fusion/prog - as much as I love early Genesis, I actually prefer Phil's drumming for Brand X! Check out "Nuclear Burn" or "Smacks of Euphoric Hysteria" to hear Phil in an entirely different environment!
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I'm not gonna lie, THIS WAS WILD!!! I did love it though and can't wait to hear more!
@@setonhillstudios I will explore the Options. Happy Future Immersions !
If no one mentioned it, it is Phil Collins making those harmonies.
Like most gray-haired Genesis fans, this is the Genesis we love, challenging, theatrical, musically complex but accessible. If you want to go for the big one, check out the live version of the epic Supper's Ready. Needless to say, you didn't hear this version of Genesis on the radio. A lot of Genesis fans say it died when Gabriel left, personally I think it was when Hackett left and the band became focused on becoming a pop band that sold millions and millions of records. BUT it is the music you grew up with that sticks with you.
Amen!
I haven't got the gray yet, but it's coming. This is THE Genesis line-up. Trespass through The Lamb. I still enjoy Trick of the Tail and a few tracks from Wing and Wuthering, but post- Hackett, I just can't get excited.
Absolutely spot on!!!
Or, if you grew up loving the 80s Genesis before learning the earlier stuff, you can appreciate all of it. I'd not have it any other way.
@@waitsjunkie Same, happy to enjoy all eras of Genesis
From 1971 "Nursery Cryme"....
. The lyrics are based on a Victorian fairy tale written by Gabriel, about two children in a country house. The girl, Cynthia, kills the boy, Henry, by cleaving his head off with a croquet mallet. She later discovers Henry's musical box. When she opens it, "Old King Cole" plays, and Henry returns as a spirit, but starts aging very quickly. This causes him to experience a lifetime's sexual desire in a few moments, and he tries to persuade Cynthia to have sexual intercourse with him. However, the noise causes his nurse to arrive, and she throws the musical box at him, destroying them both. The album cover shows Cynthia holding a croquet mallet, with a few heads lying on the ground
Wow!!! Such a wild story! This was wild but the band is crazy talented!
fun story
They expand on the story in some live performances where Henry goes to heaven and gets rejected saying he needs to go back to earth to live more but in the body of an old man. And the end is him talking to Cynthia. Mind of a boy, body of an old man.
Weird and a bit creepy but excellent piece.
Also, in an interview with the five of them in 2014, Tony Banks (pianist) mentioned that they never knew what Peter was going to be wearing so the first time they did the Musical Box, and Peter came out with the old man outfit, Tony's thought was 'what's happening..?' because Peter had learned that if he told them about the costumes beforehand he had a very good chance of being told no, he can't do that. :D
@@konspl 🤣😂 Better to do it and ask for forgiveness later!
I love to watch young people admiring the work made by the best band ever. May I recommend you to listen to that piece a few more times until you be absolutely captivated by it.
Henry was decapitated by his cousin Cynthia. He comes back later as a disembodied old man who desires Cynthia to be with him. A nanny cones into the room and smashed the musical box. Weird but that's the backstory of the song.
Genesis - Firth Of Fifth
Man.....that song is pure witchcraft. It gets into your DNA.
I just saw Peter Gabriel twice this year on his massive tour. He’s still rocking at 73. His voice is perfect and still making relevant music. I’ve seen him live 10 times.
That’s so awesome! Glad to hear he is still getting after it after all these years!
Yes. Saw him on the latest tour. Love the new album and he is fantastic live.
I saw the latest tour as well. 11th time for me.
My first gig in 1986 aged 16 😊
You must check out Supper's Ready, this is not only their greatest epic piece, but possibly tbe greatest prog-rock masterpiece ever recorded. It is from 1972, it is over 20 min long, and you will never be the same. Peter and Genesis, they took you places....strange places, comical, scary, emotional, exuberant, devastating. No other band could bring such a full range of human experience into their writing and performance.
Your'e entitled to your opinion but Close to the Edge is the greatest prog masterpiece ever by the greatest band that has graced this planet.
@@lazarus550 I appreciate where you are coming from, I am embarrassed to admit that I shift from one to the other. I think Close to the Edge is definitely the most profound arrangement, with tbe most density of layers and I think as a whole composition it is unmatched in Rock history. Supper's Ready for me, is more impactful conceptually and the through-line of the emotional drama is unlike anything else before or after. But I DO get what you mean about CTTE, I have Close to the Edge mornings and Supper's Ready evenings, Lol!!
@@markjohnson4217 Well, if you two are arguing about Yes or Genesis you need to hear a real masterpiece ... 'A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers' by Van der Graaf Generator. 😉
@@TheVirtualWatcher And..for a taste of ALL the legendary prog bands rolled up into one incredible musical package...update your tastes to Mr. Neal Morse: Spock's Beard, Transatlantic,Flying Colors, solo and The Neal Morse Band (all but SB featuring Mike Portnoy on drums!). His music will blow your mind...a genius of neo-prog! You can thank me later...T
Pleased to say that I watched this 'live' - and yes, it was a bit weird. Also experienced the yodelling of Thijs Van Leer from Focus - What an era!!!!
Guitarist Steve Hackett is still playing and selling out..again worth a listen
Oh wow! Definitely have to check out more from him! Thanks!
For a second I thought you meant 'selling out' in the way that Genesis sold out after W&W!!
@@setonhillstudios Tours every year with his amazing band.
Hackett is a living legend!
@@lemming9984 they were broke after Wind and Wuthering food is kinda important...they never liked to repeat an album...they evolved, pursuing new styles...they kept playing and respecting the oldies and always slipped in some prog for the proggies. Can't please everyone though. Amazing band beginning to end.
Early Genesis rewards multiple listens. The more you know the songs the better they get.
Gabriel era Genesis - OMG!!!
You need to listen 70's Genesis. The catalogue is absolutely outstanding.
I grew up in the '70s, and Genesis was one of the bands that really turned me into a prog-head. I always loved the theatrics from the Peter Gabriel era. Other bands from the era also had theatrics, such as Alice Cooper and The Sensational Alex Harvey Band. From what I understand, a big part of why Gabriel did it was that it helped him deal with performance anxiety, but the rest of the band wasn't big fans of it. He actually looks like he's in a different band, but wow what a talent. And what talents the rest of the band were too!
Spot on and the other even better result was that it got them on the cover of the Melody Maker magazine a few times.
Hearing and seeing that live back in 1972 in a small venue - mind blowing - totally different from anything else I had heard at the time
Supers Ready by Genesis will blow your mind. Check out the other Midnight Special of them playing Watcher Of The Skies too. All absolute masterpieces.
There’s a Midnight Special performance of their song Watcher of the Skies which is well worth watching as well.
Oh snap! Gotta check that out! Appreciate ya! 😄
My older brother saw this episode of the Midnight Special- they played Watcher as well- he went out the next day and bought the Live album- I was very young but was hooked for life once he bought that album
Progressive? Ah, yes and avant-garde. Dramatic. Big changes and lots of dynamics. Bizarre story lines with magical soundscapes. Yes, Phil had hair back then but still had a great voice. A real bell bottom 'hippie'. They influenced a ton of bands. "tearing it up" is so true. Genesis had a strange sense of humor. This story is beyond weird. Gabriel is playing a guy who gets caught up in a musical box and ages dramatically. You should see Phil singing this tune at Knebsworth in the '90s. Fantastic. (but Phil did NOT use costumes or make-up) Check out more from this era.
Another sci-fi type tune from early on is a banger called "Watcher of the Skies" about an alien finding Earth dead and wondering what happened. Two classic Prog masterpieces with Gabriel are: "Firth of Fifth" (about a fictitious river) and "Supper's Ready" (loosely based on the book of Revelation) Great music. After Gabriel left for a solo career, Phil hit some prog tunes and later the charts! As you probably know they ruled the world in the mid-'80s. "Dance on a Volcano" is wild. Some say it is about how Collins felt coming out front and singing for the band.
So many other great tunes.
Thanks for all the info and hanging out! I definitely have to dig deeper down the rabbit hole. This was a wild one!
Touring live after Gabriel, they brought in Chester Thompson to play drums when Collins was out front, and for a couple of numbers Bill Bruford played. On the Seconds Out live recording Collins and Thompson both play and their kits are set up symmetricly (Collins left handed, Thompson right). What they do in Dance on a Volcano and Apocalypse in 9/8 is stunning. I wish I'd been there!
@@raygunsforronnie847 All true. Say Chester and Phil together in concert once and it was magical. Mind-blowing and a standing ovation.
Tony Banks on Keys, Steve Hackett Guitar, Rutherford bass, and rhythm
I just saw Steve Hackett last year. Awesome band and show. So glad he's keeping the Gabriel era Genesis music alive.
Gabriel era Genesis was so damn good, you should check out Watcher of the Skies or Dancing with the Moonlit Knight - and Phil was AMAZING on Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (album)
Tapping WAY before Van Halen
Old Genesis in the 70's brought wild stories to life with music and theatrical vocals. Check out the story on this one. All the tracks on this album and on the next one Selling England by the Pound are amazing. Thanks for reviewing. Glad you see the quality of musicianship!
i thought this one is from Nursery Cryme, then followed Foxtrot (with Supper's Ready) and after that Selling England by the Pound (and I love Firth of Fifth on that one).
Thanks for watching! Have a great one! 😄
@@erickvermeulen9734 Yes your're absolutely right. My mistake. Thanks fro pointing out.
"Can you tell me where my country lies, said the uniform to his true loves eyes, It lies with me cried the queen of maybe, and for her merchandise he traded in his prize." In one verse so much to unpack. The whole album is a must-listen.
Still gives me chills, fantastic!
Same here. No matter how many times I watch video or listen to audio so much of their stuff still does and always will give me chills and even reduce me to tears. Best band ever!
You haven't yet heard the band's masterpiece, the conceptual double album "the lamb lies down on Broadway".
Among other things, you'll hear drum parts that are pure genius. It's here and nowhere else that they are at their best. Come on, go for it. You're not ready for what's about to happen in your mind!
Early Genesis songs: “Return of the giant hogweed” ,and “Get them out by Friday” have strange lyrics also.
Thanks for reacting to this fan favorite of Genesis fans “The musical box”.
Gabriel era Genesis is my favorite band of all-time.
Si no conocías al Genesis de Gabriel realmente no Conocías la época de oro de Génesis.
The thing with live versions is, that imo you should know the studio version first. Of course and no doubt, this live version is fantastic.
Great Take Brother Preach!!!!!! Love The RESPECT for the band......
Really appreciate it and so glad you enjoyed it! 🤘🏻
Big time Genesis fan. Loved your reactions. Welcome to the world of PROG!
Appreciate it! This was definitely a fun one! Might have “Watcher Of The Skies” dropping soon too! 😁
Imagine the night on stage when Peter came out in a dress and a giant foxes head. He didn't for-warn the band in case they vetoed it.
Haha 🤣 😂
The more Genesis you listen to, you understand the lyrics of part 3 of OCTAVARIUM.
Nice to see someone react to older Genesis
Loved it! Thanks for hanging out!
Gotta see Suppers Ready Live 1974…. PG may melt your brain
Mama got me into Genesis, tracks like musical box, Suppers Ready and the knife kept me.
Appreciate it!! 🤘🏻
@setonhillstudios The knife is the closest Genesis get to heavy metal and Suppers ready.....well that's something you have to prepare for, it gets weird (that has a whole section with a strange time signature), also try Firth of Fifth, great keyboards at the start. Loves me some Genesis, my favourite band.
You have to understand the story! It is so intense. Back in the day, there were albums with liner notes that explained the story. So you would know it is about a boy beheaded by a girl when he was young, his spirit trapped in a musical box. Then he's freed by the girl opening the musical box, and experiences a whole lifetime, including the lust and passion in just a few seconds before his spirit is gone. Get it now?
Shewee!! What a wild story indeed! 🤯
Hi there🎉 Greeting from hot Jakarta
I love to listening this together with all of you 'cos I'm alone since 74😅
Peter Gabriel era un genio de la música. Al igual que toda la banda génesis en sus primeros álbumes.
Suppers ready!
Pandora’s box he gazed into it for love
just fantastic. they put so much work into it. i feel fortunate to have had it as part of my soundscape for 40 years... love the early genesis and yes. peter's first 4 solo albums are great, too.
He has the touch ;)
You said that your favorite band was Dream Theater, you should know that Mike Portnoy he's a huge fan of Genesis
I knew he was influenced by them, Rush, and Yes. Can’t wait to hear this new DT album with him back behind the kit! Gonna be 🔥
@setonhillstudios seriously. I, must have missed that one! After Neil Peart, Mike is my favourite drummer from when I heard him on the killing hand track in 89!
Also, check out the other little band Phil was with alongside Genesis - Brand X - his drumming is insane! Tracks like And So to F and Nuclear Burn for example - the guy was a beast!
Peter Gabriel the singer was very theatrical on stage and has one of my fav voices I love this old prog rock Try The Firth of Fifth and when you ready for a 20 plus min. prog masterpiece try Suppers Ready its magical
Appreciate the suggestion and thanks for hanging out!
Seton Hill,
The name of this record is Nursery Crimes. The song “Musical box” is about a nursery crime or infant crime. The album cover is inspired by the song “Musical box”.
The (made up) story is that children are playing lawn croquet. The game you tap wood balls with a mallet thru wire frames.
The little girl comes from behind and beheads the little boy. The boys head goes up in the air never to come down ,until he is an old man. And he confronts the girl who beheaded him as a child.
Peter Gabriel wrote very odd lyrics for Genesis songs. I don’t think “ The musical box” was a true fairy tale ,just a song Peter made up for the nursery crimes album.
In the cover you see the girl on a lawn playing croquet and the boys head rolling on the ground.
It IS weird ya’ll. That’s why early Genesis is an AQUIRED taste. Genesis was an early leader in progressive rock like Yes ,and King Crimson.
Great psychedelic British rock tune,,, I can’t help thinking that what Cream and [Traffic]- did in the late’60s - actually layed the groundwork -for much of the 1970SPROG. Bands that we love , and talk about, , p.s. -rest in peace amazing ‘father of British blues rock -‘-the amazing musician and mentor-JOHN MAYALL ….
People always laugh when I say Phil's my favourite drummer. They think it's because of "in the Air.." Nah, nah, nah... This is why.
No doubt! He’s such a beast! 🔥
You killed me at 12:33 I am dying cracking up 😂😂😂
😂🤣😂🤣
I either missed this episode or I was too traumatized to remember it 😅
🤣😂🤣 I hear ya!
please do all early genesis!
you think you were traumatized, think of the people who tuned in that night for "Smokin' In the Boys' Room"
somewhere on YT there's an interview with Mike Rutherford where he describes the look on Steve Miller's face at the end of their performance as being pure "WTF was that?"
Hahaha 😂 That is hilarious!
@@setonhillstudios watch the full episode, it's utterly bizarre and fascinating to see Brownsville Station, then see Steve Miller jam with James Booker, then it comes back from commercial and what the hell are those? Batwings?!? In the Mike Rutherford interview I was referencing, he talks about how all the other artists looked at them like actual aliens who'd literally landed from Planet WTF except the Midnight Special lighting dudes, who were hugely into what they were doing with UV and how it could be lit for TV.
The whole show is peak eclectic madness, very much like those ridiculous 1970s concert bills where you'd see Ten Years After, The Eagles and The Mahavishnu Orchestra on one show.
These guys were in their early 20s at this point. Awesome 👍🏻
Go for Yess And you and I ...or any 70's Yess!
Steve Hackett, tapping that guitar way before van halen ever did
You should see the Fox Head version. Gabriel picked up his wife dress and put on a fox head. All this to serve the story of the song.
Watch this: ua-cam.com/video/_FBcz3tBH74/v-deo.htmlsi=aseHAqMUG2aes06W
This is Genesis live at Shepperton studios Oct. 1973. It is fantastic. The set list is:
Watcher of the skies
Dancing with the moonlit knight
I know what I like
Musical box
Supper’s ready
You’ll probably want to have the lyrics handy so you can understand the stories of the songs especially supper’s ready which is truly glorious. Enjoy, this video is really really good.
I've never heard this before Great reaction
Definitely a wild one! Thanks so much!
Listen to the early Genesis, and your life will change
Suppers Ready, The Knife, Return of the Giant Hogweed, Firth of Fifth - just for starters!
I'm kinda sad, kinda happy that this music was the norm when I was a kid. Happy that I had it all, sad that it's in the past. But mostly happy, it's all there for the young folk.
Definitely an amazing era for music in general! So many great bands and artists to get inspired from looking back!
They started back in like 1967.
I started to get in to Genesis when invisible touch came out, I was 15 and really enjoyed the album and wanted to find out more about the band and went backwards through their albums. I had no idea the Peter Gabriel from sledgehammer was anything to with the band. Then one day I was round a friend’s house and talking about how I liked Genesis. Their dad said I have some bootleg VHS of Genesis and put it on and it had an old show from this era and remember thinking WTF is that. 😅 scared the hell out of me. 😮 Anyway as years went on I bought the older albums and each one was different and took me some time to get in to. But I love those albums now and love this band in all its different stages. Genesis to me are the greatest band, so full of talent who just did their own thing without care if anyone else liked it. By doing that they created some of the most magical music in history. Don’t let the “No Peter, No Genesis”, “Phil ruined the band” muppets tell you any different, they are just progressive rock fans that could not progress.
Thanks so much for the insight and all the background info! I can’t wait to hear more from them! Definitely full of talent as I can easily tell just from this performance! More to come! Have a great one and thanks for hanging out!
May I suggest you Firth of Fifth, Dancing in the Moonlite Knight ("Selling Englang by the Pound" versions) and The Knife (live version, 1973).
Genesis was an amazing prog rock band (my favorite actually) and, as the drummer you are, you would really appreciate the incredible creativity, subtility and talent of Phil at this time...
Thanks for this great reaction ❤
Thanks for all the suggestions and I really appreciate you hanging out! Have a great one! 😀
So yes, progressive rock in the 70's used to be like that. Genesis was one of the most important progrock bands of all time. About influences, Pink Floyd was before them but bands like Rush, Marillion, Dream Theater, Queen, Van Halen and even Iron Maiden were influenced by them.
Peter Gabriel always brought the theatre in old Genesis, not sure it was always welcomed by the band, however IMO it only worked because of his voice and the tightness/talent of the musicians. I love the reactions across the pond when their first exposure to Phil Collins is his live In the Air Tonight drumming at the end, then they see his proper percussion skills. He was quite literally one of the best in the World.
At 7:10 you get a glimpse of how this song was originally performed, when they were between guitar players and Tony took the role of soloist in the band. That's one reason their music regularly had long keyboard solos. Plus Phil was definitely a beast of a drummer from Day 1. Otherwise all you have to know is that Genesis were easily the most "English" of the early progressive rock bands. Peter Gabriel is one of the quintessential examples of the "shy kid who used music to come out of his shell". He learned the moment he put on the red dress and fox's head mask that shocking audiences had its advantages! The only thing anyone had to compare this to at the time was David Bowie or Roxy Music.
Thanks for having an open mind, I was worried by the title and thumbnail 😅
Haha 😂 Definitely crazy talented! Thanks for watching!
Excelente reacción y excelente grupo 🤘
Performance Art
Back in the day musicians could actually play their instruments.I would suggest any track off the Trespass album.
Masterpiece
Genial genesis grandioso
Love your channel, from UK, love your style. Made me laugh, respect, subscribed. (Genesis fan).
That made my day! So glad you are enjoying the channel and thanks for hanging out!
; And the nurse will tell you lies, of a kingdom beyond the skies' what a brilliant track, it took seven people to write this
Five
.. and they eere in their 20s
Amazing
You need to ear Supper's Ready! Its Genesis masterpiece!!! Believe me and do it as soon as you can, Buy you a beer box if you wont like!!!!
The story behind this: A young boy, Henry, is accidentally decapitated by his friend Cynthia while playing croquet. Returning to the house, Cynthia plays Henry's old musical box, which unleashes the spirit of Henry as an old man. Henry attempts to seduce Cynthia. The nurse enters the room and hurls the musical box at the wall, destroying both it and Henry.
Wow! Thanks for the info! Definitely need to look more into that! Appreciate it!
O.K., I'll be the,.. 'Guide-on-the-Spot' ! -- I'm a nearly 64 year old; an early Musician, later, a High-End, Ultra High-End Audio/Video Designer. I was an early Initiate to British Prog-Rock, (at the age of 9, I was listening to King Crimson, Yes, and soon, ELP, and a few Years later, Peter Gabriel lead Genesis.) Genesis, was formed by, of English Elite, Public School Boys, raised within a Tradition, seeped in deep Learning, of Greco-Roman Mythos, Ancient History, and of then Contemporary Analysis. What you witnessed of their here Presentation, was of a Shortened Form. Save for their then, 72'-73' Concert Opening of Song, Watchers of the Skies, ( that would Blow your Mind !), Peter would Introduce, and set the Tone and Theme of each upcoming Song. He was,.. 'The Pied Piper' of each World, we the Audience, were about to inhabit. I beckon, I implore you, to witness, to go agog, over The Musical Box's, true Manifestation, by viewing it live, in it's recent (announced, reengineered, 4K Remaster) Song within a 5 Song Concert, 59(?) min., Segment, here on UA-cam. The Musical Box, is done to its full Aplomb. Check it out.
Genesis Shepperton Studios Live 4K Remaster -- ua-cam.com/video/sr5xcISnkDU/v-deo.htmlsi=jMfNIbbhIn-Q_o6i
Appreciate all the info and I definitely have to check out more from them! Clearly an insanely talented group!
@@setonhillstudios My name is Michael. You ? I only started watching your Reviews (6+) my early Morning here in San Francisco. Your Reviews are,...Full Spectrum Human(e). Thank You !!
@@semchen9 What’s up Michael! I’m Steven and nice to meet you! Glad you found the channel and thanks for hanging out! Means alot!
@@setonhillstudios Hey Steven
Woo now be prepared Gabriel was theatrical! I was angry when je left. No worries thou Phil took over in 1976 so Phil.is Genesis 50 flippin yrs of awsome epic tunes. The rabbit hole will be a blast! Cheers
I had better start digging then! Thanks for hanging out!
@@setonhillstudios yep Peter would go off the rest of the boys kept guessing. So Tony Banks on keys Mike Rutherford in guitar. Dark hair guitar player Steve Hacket 70 to 77.
Dam wait til you get to. Home by the sea 1 and 2 . Now the surprize live you got Chester Thomson on drums. So with Phil as lead vocals. Can't do all the drumming. Then je runs up and him and Vhester go at it. Two flippin sets of drums.
Gotta check out a conversation with two stools. They were practicing at hotel.
Brought the stools with them. start on them gradually to the drum sets. Just epic. Cheers
Great stuff mate ! Dat's ya early 70s (leafy) Surrey based private schooled Prog boys for ya !(though Hackett and Collins were working class). Check out the Lamb! It's insane.
Bienvenido al mundo de Genesis (welcome to Genesis' world)
Thanks so much! Can’t wait to hear more!
There are no time signature changes in this song, just some tempo changes. It’s all 4/4. Other songs from the era do have time signature changes.
Gotcha! Thanks so much!
Great observation - Young "Henry" , after having his head removed by Cynthia's croquet mallot, returns as an old man to beguile her. If this is freakin' you out, stay away from the Lamb Lies Down on Broadway 😊
Shouldn't worry, I don't think they have the inflatable testicles on film.
@@Vince-lq3ve There is a clip out there
@@kippwieland6464 I probably won't look for it.😳
70s Genesis is the best band of all time imo. This is only tiny piece of their masterpiece 70s discography.
P.S. this is short cut of original song. And it's better to appreaciate studio versiob of their music first. You will be amazed by Phil work. This is not the right video for it. Anyway thanks for the reaction
If you look back there was a band that was probably the most progressive of them all... Still I love this era of Genesis, and Peter Gabriel did go and do some really good solo stuff, just like Phil Collins and most of the rest of the band. They were true musicians, so much talent, they didn't need artificial input from a computer to enhance their work. As for that other band well, how many of you can guess the one I still admire the most? That's for the review, always great to hear older stuff getting the recognition it deserves, even if it doesn't meet formular cash cow music I hear today.
Suppers Ready is my fav and the Carpet Crawlers off their 1977 live LP thier first tour after Peter Gabriel left and Phil took over vocals
Appreciate the recommendations and thanks for hanging out!
Oh Snap! That was Tuff!!
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This era of Genesis was incredible musicianship and creativity along with a Peter Gabriel’s theatrical performance was legendary….
If you want other suggestions for Genesis:
- Original "Supper's ready"
- Original "Firth of Fifth"
- Original "Domino" (part 1 and 2)
- Original "Dukes Travels" + "Dukes End"
- Live versions of "In the cage"/"Afterglow"
- Ripples
- Mad Man Moon
Thanks so much! 😄
Would also say check out In The Cage Medley by them from 1984 as well... That is also incredible
11:20 Who influenced who? It started with King Crimson's and their "In The Court Of The Crimson King" album. That's the one that inspired all the prog bands, possibly except for Pink Floyd and Jethro Tull.
Thanks for the info! Much appreciated!
Ya. There was a story printed in the album which explains the meaning of the song.
And everyone forgets they were in their early twenties when they achieved this level.
This is just Peter being Peter the way he was in his 20s. I just saw him last September and he is still the consummate showman though without makeup or costumes.
Lead vocals and flute here are Peter Gabriel. Phil Collins plays drums and provides BGVs. Later, Gabriel left the band, and Collins took over lead vocals. What less people know is that Phil Collins, during a short hiatus of Genesis, formed a band with John Goodsall (guitars), Robin Lumley (keys), and Percy Jones (bass) called "Brand X" - jazz-oriented fusion/prog - as much as I love early Genesis, I actually prefer Phil's drumming for Brand X! Check out "Nuclear Burn" or "Smacks of Euphoric Hysteria" to hear Phil in an entirely different environment!
Peter Gabriel is portraying an old man because of the lyrics of the song
Gotcha! It took me off guard when he hobbled back out with that mask! 😄
Check out Drum Duet/Los Endos by Genesis from wembley 87... It's incredible
9:32. The drugs hit harder back in the 70s. Hahaha. Just go with it
Haha 🤣 No doubt about that!
True Story. I used to be able to name the acid we dropped with the concert. Like the Lamb ❤🎉❤
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You have to buy the Nursery Cryme album and read the story behind this song.